Can’t hold back the tears on this one. Today’s Opinion page of @capgaznews left blank except for this, “Today, we are speechless. This page is intentionally left blank today to commemorate victims of Thursday’s shootings at our office.” pic.twitter.com/3CcgDhHYQK

"If they were not there as quickly as they did [get here], it would have been a lot worse," Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said. "We did not expect some thing like this to happen in our community, but we were ready."

The injured were taken to Shock Trauma in Baltimore and nearby Anne Arundel Medical Center.

A Bloomberg reporter set up a GoFundMe page to help cover medical bills, funeral costs, repairs and other expenses caused by the attack.

Author Carl Hiaasen says his brother, veteran journalist Rob Hiaasen, is among the five killed in the shooting attack on a Maryland newspaper.

Carl Hiaasen says on his Facebook page he is "devastated and heartsick" to confirm the loss of his brother in Thursday's shooting at The Capital Gazette. He recalls his brother as "one of the most gentle and funny people I've ever known" who had a "gifted career as a journalist."

Rob Hiassen was 59.

Buckley said officers found the suspect under a desk and the gun was on the floor. The suspect has been questioned by detectives at police headquarters since his arrest. Krampf denied reports that the suspect had mutilated his fingers--his fingerprints had not been taken--and couldn't speak to reports that he was not being cooperative, saying he had not checked in with interrogators since their interview with the suspect began. He said there was no attempt to use facial recognition to identify the suspect, refuting a later report.

Buckley said county police did an active shooter training exercise last week.

A candlelight vigil will be held tonight at Annapolis City Dock at 8 p.m.

In the hours after the shooting, police identified a place where family could reunite with those who were evacuated from the building. That's where the 170 people in the building were taken after the shooting.

A phone line has been established for family and friends seeking information regarding the incident at 410-768-5522.

#update confirming active shooter at 888 Bestgate Road in Annapolis. Building evacuated. Officers continuing to search building. Relocation point is inside Lord and Taylor in the mall.

Bestgate Road was reopened by Thursday evening, but Krampf said the building at 888 Bestgate Road will remain closed until authorities are done with the scene.

Police haven't publicly discussed a specific motive. Krampf said that while they have reason to believe the suspect targeted the paper, there's nothing to indicate that he was targeting anyone specific who worked there.

In 2012, Ramos sued the paper, a former reporter and a former publisher for defamation. The Capital Gazette reported at the time that the suit was related to a column by then-staff writer Eric Hartley about Ramos' guilty plea to criminal harassment. A Prince George's County judge dismissed the claim, saying the article was based on public records. Ramos, who represented himself, appealed, but the ruling was upheld.

Since 2012, Capital Gazette shooting suspect has sued:The paperThe reporter who wrote about a criminal harassment case against himAn Anne Arundel Co judgeWoman who testified against him

Krampf said there was evidence of a social media threat against the paper shortly before the attack.

"We're trying to confirm what account that was, and we're trying to confirm who actually sent them," Krampf said.

In an interview with The Capital Gazette’s online site, reporter Phil Davis said it “was like a war zone” inside the newspaper’s offices — a situation that would be “hard to describe for a while.”

“I’m a police reporter. I write about this stuff — not necessarily to this extent, but shootings and death — all the time,” he said. “But as much as I’m going to try to articulate how traumatizing it is to be hiding under your desk, you don’t know until you’re there and you feel helpless.”

Davis told the paper he and others were still hiding under their desks when the shooter stopped firing. “I don’t know why. I don’t know why he stopped,” he said.

#CapitalGazette intern Anthony Messenger says he and a colleague tried to escape the shooting out a door that ended up being locked and says that door is never locked, which signaled to him the shooting was intentional. pic.twitter.com/3JiYdw8rwx

“It’s unfortunate that somebody would come into a place that only reports truthful stories that are fact-based and unleash hell on the office.”-#CapitalGazette intern Anthony Messenger pic.twitter.com/XgTKJuvwXt

Tom Marquardt, the former editor of the paper, told ABC News he still has a lot of friends who work there and that the "suspense is really terrible" as he waits for news on what happened to them.

Marquardt said the newsroom is on the ground floor and described it as being a very open room.

Newspaper staff had dealt with threats in the past and have always been concerned about security, Marquardt said, adding that angry readers in the past threatened the newspaper over who it endorsed for an election.

Marquardt personally got threats, as did others, but they were mostly anonymous, he said.

"I remember telling our attorneys, 'This is a guy who is going to come in and shoot us,'" Marquardt said, according to the Baltimore sun.

President Trump has been briefed on the shooting, said White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with all that are affected," Walters said.

Prior to departing Wisconsin, I was briefed on the shooting at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene.

In New York, police moved units to television networks and newspapers headquartered in New York City out of an abundance of caution. Photos on Twitter showed police presence outside The New York Times and ABC News.

Absolutely devastated to learn of this tragedy in Annapolis. I am in contact with County Executive Steve Schuh, and @MDSP is on the scene assisting @AACOPD. Please, heed all warnings and stay away from the area. Praying for those at the scene and for our community. https://t.co/bI6PdUjHfh